Vincennes ~ Vincennes, IN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 40.800 W 087° 31.962
16S E 453665 N 4281401
Bicentennial and Fraternity groups got together to note the beginnings of this town.
Waymark Code: WM9MX0
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2010
Views: 8
County of Marker: Knox County
Marker Text:
So named in honor of French Canadian, Francois-Marle Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (1700-1736).
In 1732, he built a fort here to protect the claims of France in the New World.
In 1736, Vincennes was burned at the stake by Chickasaw Indians near the present town of Fulton, Tennessee.